Risk and Assurance Analyst

Northpower; Auckland; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Northpower as a Risk and Assurance Analyst to support risk and compliance frameworks. This role involves maintaining risk registers, assisting with compliance assessments, and providing insightful reports. Ideal candidates will have 2-4 years of relevant experience and strong analytical skills.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration and professional development pathways

Well-being support, including Peer Support Network and EAP Services

Retail discounts and benefits

Option to buy an additional week of leave

BP fuel cards for discounted fuel costs

Qualifications

• 2-4 years’ experience in a risk, compliance, analyst, or similar role.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Comfortable working with data, frameworks, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining enterprise risk register.
• Supporting compliance program and internal control reviews.
• Providing reports on risk and compliance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification in accounting, economics, finance, or risk

Job description

We're looking for a Risk and Assurance Analyst to join our Legal and Risk team and help strengthen how we identify, manage, and mitigate business risks. This role can be based in Auckland or Whangarei, depending on the right candidate.

The role:

As a Risk and Assurance Analyst, you’ll support Northpower’s risk and compliance frameworks and help ensure we’re operating safely, ethically, and in line with our legal obligations. You’ll work closely with leaders and subject matter experts across the business, helping to maintain our risk and compliance obligations registers, monitor internal controls, and contribute to reporting that informs the Audit and Risk Committee.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining our enterprise risk register
• Supporting our compliance program (by helping to maintain the compliance obligations register and facilitating compliance assessments)
• Assisting in internal control reviews and testing
• Supporting the review and development of internal policies and procedures
• Helping to facilitate risk workshops and training across the business
• Providing timely, insightful reports on risk and compliance
  
  
  

About you:

We’re after someone who thrives on structure, loves solving problems and wants to make a difference by helping us improve how we manage risk and compliance. You will:

• Have 2-4 years’ experience in a risk, compliance, analyst, or similar role
• Bring strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Be comfortable working with data, frameworks, and documentation
• Have a relevant tertiary qualification in accounting, economics, finance, or risk
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills
• Be confident communicating with stakeholders at all levels
• Have a proactive mindset and enjoy working both independently and collaboratively
  
  
  

Why Northpower?

Northpower, you’ll join a people-focused business where safety, collaboration, and integrity matter. You’ll get the chance to make a real impact while continuing to grow your skills.

Benefits include:

• Competitive remuneration and professional development pathways
• Well-being support, including an in-house Peer Support Network (Kaitiaki) and EAP Services
• A range of retail discounts and benefits to support your lifestyle
• The option to buy an additional week of leave for extra flexibility
• BP fuel cards for discounted fuel costs
  
  
  

Apply now:

If you’re ready to help us strengthen our risk and assurance capability - and want to be part of a great team making an impact across North Island - we’d love to hear from you.